Urology News

• Noninvasive Brain Stim a Breakthrough for Hypnotherapy? Brief TMS can boost an individual's hypnotizability, in new findings that may increase the efficacy of therapeutic hypnosis and expand the pool of patients benefiting from it.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
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• Active Surveillance for Low-Risk PCa: Sprint or Marathon? No easy algorithm for men who prefer to watch, rather than treat, their prostate cancers.
  Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
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• Why Do MDs Have Such a High Rate of Eating Disorders? Data suggested medical professionals may have eating disorders at twice the rate of the population — while few talk about it. Here's what to know.
  Medscape Medical News, January 04, 2024
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• Digital Assistant Helps Ease an Overactive Bladder A digital tool may represent a more accessible and less expensive alternative to pelvic floor therapy.
  Medscape Medical News, January 03, 2024
• Hypochondriasis Linked to Increased Risk for Death, Suicide Hypochondriasis is linked to an 84% increased risk for all-cause mortality and a fourfold greater risk for suicide, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2024
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• H pylori Infection Linked With Increased Alzheimer's Risk Data suggested that clinically apparent Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with an 11% increase in risk, but an expert urges caution in interpreting the findings.
  Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2024
• To-Go Buprenorphine: A Boon for Opioid Misuse Patients The process of refilling prescriptions post-discharge continues to pose challenges for patients with opioid use disorder discharged from the emergency department, promoting their return to opioid use.
  Medscape Medical News, January 01, 2024
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• Amoxicillin Short Course Effective for Febrile UTIs Children treated with oral antibiotics for 5 days showed similar UTI recurrence rates at 30 days posttreatment to those who received the standard 10-day course.
  Medscape Medical News, December 29, 2023
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• High-Sensitivity Troponin Offers AMI Diagnostic Edge The study showed that a new HEART pathway involving high-sensitivity troponin outperformed conventional troponin in ED chest pain evaluations, detecting acute myocardial infarction more effectively.
  Medscape Medical News, December 29, 2023
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• Sustained Weight Loss Linked to Lower Renal Risk in Diabetes Researchers report an independent inverse link between time spent within a target body weight range and composite kidney outcomes in individuals with overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2023
• HCW May Regain Use of Hand After Nerve Transfer From Amputated Leg A man may regain the use of his hand, left paralyzed by a severe road accident, thanks to a pioneering nerve transfer operation from his partly amputated leg, doctors in...
  Reuters Health Information, December 27, 2023
• 'Real-time Experiment': Compounded GLP-1s on Coupon Site Purveyors on coupon sites like Groupon are marketing weight loss programs that include compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide.
  Medscape Medical News, December 26, 2023
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• CDC Says JN.1 Variant Accounts for 39%-50% Of COVID Cases in US The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday that COVID subvariant JN.1 accounts for 39% to 50% of cases in the United States as of Dec. 23,...
  Reuters Health Information, December 22, 2023
• Walking Fast May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes An analysis indicates that patients with fairly brisk walking are at a 24% lower risk for type 2 diabetes than those with easy or casual walking.
  Medscape Medical News, December 22, 2023
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• Improving the Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction in Women Although sexual dysfunction is common and affects quality of life, female patients rarely broach the topic spontaneously.
  Medscape Medical News, December 22, 2023
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• Can a Healthy Gut Microbiome Prevent Kidney Stones? Patients with kidney stones show key alterations in gut and urinary microbiota compared with those without.
  Medscape Medical News, December 22, 2023
• Christmas: A Time for Love and... Penile Fractures Medical professionals on duty over Christmas should not just be expecting strokes, heart attacks, hip fractures, and intoxication.
  Medscape News UK, December 19, 2023
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• Cluster of Eye Syphilis Cases Prompts CDC Concern A rare presentation of syphilis has experts questioning whether the bacterium has mutated.
  Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
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• Infections Down in Acute Care Hospitals Prevention strategies to reduce healthcare-associated infections are having an effect, according to a new report on national- and state-level incidence.
  Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
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• Subhairline EEG: Potential for LVO Stroke Detection Unlocked Utilizing user-friendly, swiftly applicable electrodes, subhairline EEG may improve stroke detection and reduce time to treatment for anterior circulation large vessel occlusion stroke.
  Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
• Top 10 Fictional Docs on Streaming TV Both tried-and-true and out-of-the-ordinary holiday gift ideas are offered to those seeking a great present for a physician.
  Medscape News Slideshows, December 15, 2023
• 'Hidden Hearing Loss' May Cause Tinnitus: Study Some people who have tinnitus are still able to perform well on standard hearing tests, according to researchers at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
  WebMD Health News, December 04, 2023
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• ASCO Details How to Manage Ongoing Cancer Drug Shortage The guidance also recommends counseling to help patients and providers who are struggling with 'psychological or moral distress' from ongoing shortages.
  Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
• Small-Volume Bloodwork Tubes May Reduce Transfusions in ICUs Decreasing blood supply use could also preserve blood products for patients undergoing cancer treatment or surgery and for those with trauma or other illnesses.
  Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
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• Late-Life Increases in Pulmonary Pressure, Hypertension Age-related increases in pulmonary artery systolic pressure occur in concert with worsening left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and contribute to late-life dyspnea, new data show.
  Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
• The Five Things Dentists Wished PCPs Weren't Missing From overlooked gum disease to suspicious lesions, oral health can provide a critical window into broader medical concerns.
  WebMD Health News, November 29, 2023
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• MRIs, MRI-Guided Biopsies Detect Prostate Cancer Affordably Standard biopsies sometimes fail to detect prostate cancer or produce false positives. MRI plus MRI-guided biopsies not only produce more accurate results but carry a fair price tag, researchers said.
  Medscape Medical News, November 29, 2023
• Clinicians May Not Prescribe New Postpartum Depression Drug The 14-day oral medication for postpartum depression will be available soon, but will clinicians prescribe?
  Medscape Medical News, November 22, 2023
• How Should We Screen Transgender Patients for Cancer? The risk of cancer is not eliminated with gender transition, and the methods of screening should be adapted, say experts.
  Medscape Medical News, November 21, 2023
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• Choosing the Right Approach to Cancer and Menopause Symptoms Hormone replacement therapy may be considered to lessen these symptoms, but only in certain conditions, said a gynecologist.
  Medscape Medical News, November 21, 2023
• Do Patients Follow Up on Referrals After Telehealth Visits? How many patients follow through on your recommendations after they've completed their visit? Does it make a difference whether you've seen them in person or virtually? Experts offer tips for improving compliance after telehealth visits.
  Medscape Medical News, November 21, 2023
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• GLP-1 RAs Tied to Suboptimal Bowel Prep, Repeat Colonoscopy For every 14 patients on a GLP-1 RA undergoing colonoscopy, one patient would require a repeat procedure owing to inadequate prep, results indicate.
  Medscape Medical News, November 20, 2023
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• Alert FDA Expands Enzalutamide Approval to Earlier Prostate Cancer The expanded approval makes enzalutamide the first and only approved androgen receptor signaling inhibitor in the nonmetastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer setting.
  Medscape Medical News, November 17, 2023
• Before Signing an Offer Letter: Read This You just received an offer letter, but should you sign it right away? How legally binding is it? Is it the same as a contract? Experts weigh in.
  Medscape Medical News, November 17, 2023
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• New at-Home Test Approved for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Simple 2 is the first test approved by the FDA that uses a sample collected at home to test for an STD, other than tests for HIV.
  WebMD Health News, November 16, 2023
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• Compensation Is Key to Fixing Primary Care Shortage Many proposals have been floated about how to address the nation"s primary care problem. They range from training slots to medical school debt forgiveness but often sidestep comprehensive payment reform.
  KFF Health News, November 16, 2023
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• Medicare Preventive Visits Increase Over 20 Years Experts said patients may be seeking other specialists for problem-related visits.
  Medscape Medical News, November 14, 2023
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• FTC Considers Proposals on Mergers and Noncompete Clauses AMA and ACEP support proposed changes that would affect workforce hiring and working conditions for physicians.
  Medscape Medical News, November 10, 2023
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• AHA 2023 Marijuana Use Tied to Heart Failure, MI, Stroke Clinicians need to ask patients about marijuana as more observational studies are finding a link with marijuana use and cannabis use disorder and cardiovascular outcomes, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, November 09, 2023
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• 20 Best Holiday Gift Ideas for Doctors 2023 Both tried-and-true and out-of-the-ordinary holiday gift ideas are offered to those seeking a great present for a physician.
  Medscape News Slideshows, November 09, 2023